THE Social Weather Stations is seeking P1 million in moral damages from defeated presidential candidate Sen. Richard Gordon for “debasing” its reputation at home and abroad.
The research organization sought the compulsory counterclaim when it answered Gordon’s petition filed earlier before a Quezon City regional trial court to stop the publication of pre-election surveys of SWS and Pulse Asia.
SWS denied Gordon’s allegation that SWS, “for pecuniary gain and solely for reasons intended to favor their moneyed clients, have published false, fraudulent, biased and defective surveys.”
It branded the senator’s statement as “malicious, and with the sole intention of debasing the reputation of SWS locally and abroad.”
SWS cited a legal precedent that a corporation whose good reputation has been besmirched is entitled to moral damages. It also sought P100,000 in attorney’s fees.